Let the evil-doer do worse and worse, let the base grow baser and baser, let the upright man be more and more upright, and the man who is holy be more and more holy."

For consider, brothers, what happened when God called you. Not many of you were what men call wise, not many of you were influential, not many were of high birth.

There are many other things that Jesus did, so many in fact that if they were all written out, I do not suppose that the world itself would hold the books that would have to be written.

As the time drew near for the fulfilment of the promise God had made to Abraham, the people became more and more numerous in Egypt,

for with loud cries foul spirits came out of many who had been possessed by them, and many paralytics and lame people were cured.

But Saul grew more and more powerful, and bewildered the Jews who lived in Damascus by his proofs that Jesus was the Christ.

Many will say to me on that Day, 'Lord! Lord! Was it not in your name that we prophesied, and by your name that we drove out demons, and by your name that we did many mighty acts?'

But now there is no more work for me in this part of the world, and as I have had a great desire for many years to come to see you,

You must not be afraid; you are worth more than a great many sparrows!

No one who loves father or mother more than he loves me is worthy of me, and no one who loves son or daughter more than he loves me is worthy of me,

For no matter how many guides you may have in the Christian life, you will not have many fathers; for in this matter of union with Christ, I became your father, through preaching the good news to you.

For just as the body is one and yet has many parts, and all the parts of the body, many as they are, form one body, so it is with Christ.

After that he was seen by more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, although some of them have fallen asleep.

You must help me by your prayers, so that many will give thanks to God on my behalf for the blessing granted me in answer to many prayers.

For it is all for your benefit, in order that as God's favor reaches greater and greater numbers, it may result in more and more thanksgiving in praise of God.

But many who are first now will be last then, and many who are now last will be first.

For many will come under my name, and say, 'I am the Christ,' and many will be misled by them.

Many false prophets will appear, and many will be misled by them,

So I am all the more eager to send him, so that you may have the pleasure of seeing him again, and I may feel more relieved.

Now, brothers, we ask and entreat you, in the name of the Lord Jesus, to live as you learned from us that you must live, to please God??s indeed you are doing, only do it more and more.

And the man who had received the five thousand dollars came up bringing him five thousand more, and said, 'Sir, you put five thousand dollars in my hands; here I have made five thousand more.'

And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew that he was Christ.

He was at table in his house, with many tax-collectors and irreligious people who were at table with him and his disciples, for there were many of them among his followers.